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Alfred John Jukes-Browne. 1 the fore THE STUDENT'S HANDBOOK OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY . BY. VIEW OF THE DREI ZINNEN ( DOLOMITE PEAKS ) FROM NEAR LANDRO ; Showing the forms developed by the weathering of vertical joints .
Alfred John Jukes-Browne. 1 the fore THE STUDENT'S HANDBOOK OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY . BY. VIEW OF THE DREI ZINNEN ( DOLOMITE PEAKS ) FROM NEAR LANDRO ; Showing the forms developed by the weathering of vertical joints .
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... JOINTS Cause of Joints . Cuboidal jointing . Horizontal jointing . Prismatic jointing . Articulated and Spheroidal structures . CHAPTER VII . — INCLINATION and Curvature . Dip and Strike . Geological map and section . Folds and flexures ...
... JOINTS Cause of Joints . Cuboidal jointing . Horizontal jointing . Prismatic jointing . Articulated and Spheroidal structures . CHAPTER VII . — INCLINATION and Curvature . Dip and Strike . Geological map and section . Folds and flexures ...
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... joints in all rocks as well as in the walls of buildings , and the undulating movement rocks them to and fro , shaking down buildings and hurling large masses from sea - cliffs and valley - sides . 2. Damming up of Rivers . - The masses ...
... joints in all rocks as well as in the walls of buildings , and the undulating movement rocks them to and fro , shaking down buildings and hurling large masses from sea - cliffs and valley - sides . 2. Damming up of Rivers . - The masses ...
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... joints of the rocks . The rain - water which flows over the surface operates as a mechanical agent , and carries off with it particles of the soil or rock over which it passes in mechanical suspension . The rain - water which sinks into ...
... joints of the rocks . The rain - water which flows over the surface operates as a mechanical agent , and carries off with it particles of the soil or rock over which it passes in mechanical suspension . The rain - water which sinks into ...
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... joints by which they are traversed ; while all kinds of clay and shale are comparatively imper- vious to water , though their constant wetness shows that they are not absolutely impermeable . Čauses of Springs . - The position of ...
... joints by which they are traversed ; while all kinds of clay and shale are comparatively imper- vious to water , though their constant wetness shows that they are not absolutely impermeable . Čauses of Springs . - The position of ...
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accumulated acid action alumina amount angles anticlinal augite basalt beds blocks bottom calcareous called carbonate of lime carbonic acid chalk chemical clay cleavage cliffs coal coast colour consist containing coral cracks crystalline crystals denudation deposits depth described detrition distance district dolerite dykes earth earth's crust elevation erosion excavated fault feet felspar fissures Foraminifera formation formed fragments Geol glacier glauconite gradually granite greensand ground hills horizontal hornblende igneous rocks island joints Jukes lake land lava layers less limestone magnesia mass material matter metamorphic metamorphic rocks mica miles mineral mountain observed occur origin Orthoclase outcrops particles pebbles planes porphyritic portion present pressure produced quartz rain reef river salt sand sandstone shales shells shore side siliceous Silurian slope solid solution sometimes stones strata stratified rocks stream structure sulphate surface synclinal thickness tide tion Trans valley vertical volcanic waves